Sequencing and analysis of fungal rRNA operons for development of broad-range fungal PCR assays.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on January 09, 2009

Authors

Prasanna D Khot1, Daisy L Ko, David N Fredricks

Author Affiliations

1: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.

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